The time has come for the greatest generation to step up and start passing down real life wisdom to the Zennials and Zoomers who are currently dealing with a perpetual existential crisis… — Writers wanted! If you are a GenX Mama (or Daddy!) and have a topic you feel needs to be addressed to help the younger folks make sense of the world, we need to hear from you! If you’d like to become a writer for GenX Mama, please message me with your Medium…

Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Eighteen and Pregnant. — My senior year of high school was one of the most terrifying years of my life. I was preparing to go away to college on scholarship for pre-med when I realized something was changing in my body. It didn’t really even occur to me that I might be pregnant, but…

How to find the support we need to claw our way back from the pandemic funk. — I started back on antidepressants last summer. I put it off, for what reason I’m really not even sure. I knew I was depressed. I just didn’t realize how bad it was until I started feeling better. The past few years have had a serious impact on our overall mental…

Five Fun Facts About Me, And Five Things I Wish My Mom Had Taught Me When I Was Young That I Had To Figure Out The Hard Way. — Hello, babies! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Renee, your GenX Mama. I’m a nonprofit healthcare coordinator by day, blogger, author and teenaged mom turned middle-aged domestic goddess. I am married to an amazing guy and we have a beautiful, blended family of six. We are proudly owned by…

Go with me in your mind, back to a simpler time. Before any of us had experienced a global pandemic. Before our society became so politically polarized. Back when it was still fun and exciting to go out on a Friday night. Remember the buzz of a Friday night movie…

How to Support Our Children with Anxiety Disorders. — I’m going to say this first because it’s the most important thing: Kids don’t fake mental health disorders for attention. Just like adults, they are more likely to suffer in silence than make up a mental health crisis. I say this because I know how incredibly important it is for us to believe our children and take them seriously if they express that they are suffering from anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts or other challenges. Our children need to know that we are safe people for them to talk…

I work in nonprofit healthcare, so mental health is something we do discuss from time to time. We talk about mental health as one of the social determinants of health, meaning a person’s ability to manage their mental health is one of the factors that determines how healthy they will…

I’ll admit it: For several years I would’ve preferred to skip over the whole holiday season. There. I said it. Why? Well, lots of reasons. My family is super dysfunctional, I don’t have a ton of happy childhood memories to look back on, my former partner sucked the fun out…

The Sweepers Vs. The Yankers — Holiday Edition. — Ah, the holidays. A time to give thanks for all the good stuff, eat great food and get together with family and friends. For some, this is the most wonderful time of the year. …